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The Battle of Tippecanoe (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and tribal forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet"), leaders of a confederacy of various tribes who ...
The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles.
Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ s /; March 4, 1774 – November 7, 1811), a Virginia-born lawyer, received a mortal wound while commanding the Dragoons of the Kentucky Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe. [1]
The following units of the U.S. Army and state militia forces under Indiana Governor William Henry Harrison, fought against the Native American warriors of Tecumseh's Confederacy, led by Chief Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa "The Prophet" at the battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.
The definition of "battle" as a concept in military science has varied with the changes in the organization, employment, and technology of military forces. Before the 20th century, "battle" usually meant a military clash over a small area, lasting a few days at most and often just one day—such as the Battle of Waterloo, which began and ended on 18 June 1815 on a field a few kilometers across.
[184] In 1914, a publication referred to the conflict as the "Northwest Indian Wars, Ohio", dating it from 1790 to 1795, although it was also called the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe the "Northwest Indian War, Indiana". [185] A frequently cited 1964 PhD dissertation calls it the "Northwest Indian War, 1784–1795."
Shawnee Chief Black Hoof (Catecahassa) was a staunch opponent of Tecumseh's confederation and an ally of the United States in the War of 1812.. The two principal adversaries in the conflict, Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison, had both been junior participants in the Battle of Fallen Timbers at the close of the Northwest Indian War in 1794.
1810 – 1813 Tecumseh's War Battle of Tippecanoe. 1811: Battle of Tippecanoe; 1811: 1811 German Coast uprising; 1813 Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition (Mexican War of Independence): Battle of Rosillo Creek, Battle of Alazan Creek, Battle of Medina; 1812 – 1815 War of 1812 British troops enter Washington during the Burning of Washington. 1812